MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Department of Health is: "To effectively and efficiently deploy available public health human and material resources to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability in American Samoa."
Purpose - The purpose of the Department of Health is to:
- Prevent epidemics and the spread of disease
- Protect against environmental hazards
- Respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery
- Assure the quality and accessibility of essential primary health services, including the provision of community health services when needed
ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND FUNCTIONS:
In order to carry out its purposes, the Department of Health performs the following essential functions:
- Monitors health status to identify community health problems
- Diagnoses and investigates health problems and health hazards in the community
- Informs, educates, and empowers people about health issues
- Mobilizes community partnerships to identify and solve health problems
- Develops policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Enforces laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety
- Links people to needed personal health services and provides essential community-based primary health care when otherwise unavailable, or inappropriate
- Assures a competent public health and personal health care of the workforce
- Evaluates effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services
- Researches for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems
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CONTACT INFORMATION
DIRECTOR
Mr. Uto'ofili Asofa'afetai Maga
OFFICE NUMBER:
(684) 633-4606
FAX NUMBER:
(684) 633-5379
MAILING ADDRESS:
American Samoa Government
Territory of American Samoa, Pago Pago, AS 96799
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